Shuna's Journey - Hardcover

by Hayao Miyazaki (Author), Alex Dudok de Wit (Translator)

A New York Times Bestseller
An Eisner Award Winner

From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic, never before published in English!

Shuna, the prince of a poor land, watches in despair as his people work themselves to death harvesting the little grain that grows there. And so, when a traveler presents him with a sample of seeds from a mysterious western land, he sets out to find the source of the golden grain, dreaming of a better life for his subjects.

It is not long before he meets a proud girl named Thea. After freeing her from captivity, he is pursued by her enemies, and while Thea escapes north, Shuna continues toward the west, finally reaching the Land of the God-Folk.

Will Shuna ever see Thea again? And will he make it back home from his quest for the golden grain?

Films by Hayao Miyazaki / Studio Ghibli include:
- The Boy and The Heron
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Spirited Away
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Kiki's Delivery Service
- Princess Mononoke

Author Biography

Born in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, Hayao Miyazaki cofounded Studio Ghibli in 1985 with Isao Takahata.

Among his twelve animated features, Spirited Away (2001) broke every box-office record in Japan, and won the Golden Bear at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival and the 75th Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) received the Golden Osella Award at the 2004 Venice International Film Festival. The next year, Miyazaki was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the same film festival. The Wind Rises (2013) was nominated for the 86th Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

In 2014, he was presented with an Honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. The Boy and the Heron (2023) received numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, the BAFTA for Best Animated Film, and the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Animated.